Nexus S 4G Hitting Sprint for $199, Google Voice Fully Integrated

There are Google phones, and then there are GOOGLE phones. The Samsung Nexus S 4G for Sprint doesn’t just add 4G capability (which the T-Mobile version lacked); the carrier says it’S integrating Google Voice directly into the network. When the device launches this spring for $199, Nexus S 4G users will be able to use their Sprint number as their Google Voice number, allowing them to manage up to six different phones through a single line. You’ll also enjoy features like call screening, call recording, and voicemail transcriptions.

Of course, the Nexus S 4G has a lot of other things going for it, including a curved 4-inch Contour Display backed by Samsung’s Super AMOLED tech, an NFC chip for reading info off of stickers and posters (and eventually for making mobile payments), a 1-GHz processor, and dual cameras (5-MP camera in back, VGA up front). Unfortunately, you still don’t get 720p video recording–it’s 720 x 480. But overall the Nexus S 4G looks like a solid Android phone for Sprint customers who don’t want to wait forever for the latest OS updates.

Check out more features below and stay tuned for hands-on impressions at CTIA Wireless 2011.Other Nexus S Features:

• 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capability, supporting up to six Wi-Fi enabled devices simultaneously
• Android Market™ for access to more than 150,000 applications, widgets and games available for download to customize the experience
• Google mobile services such as Google Search™, Gmail™, Google Maps™ with Navigation, syncing with Google Calendar™, Voice Actions and YouTube™
• Corporate email (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync^®), personal (POP & IMAP) email and instant messaging
• Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, which allows the device to read information from everyday objects, like stickers and posters embedded with NFC chips
• 16GB Internal Memory (ROM)/512MB (RAM)
• Wi-Fi^® – 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth^® 2.1 + EDR
• Integrated GPS
• 1500 mAh Lithium-ion battery